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Jiang's claim that symbolic systems can convert worthless matter into effective wealth, making alchemy socially real even if metallurgy fails.
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money is alchemy
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...we have the idea of money, right? What is money? Money is alchemy. Because what I've done is I've taken a piece of paper,..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...we have the idea of money, right? What is money? Money is alchemy. Because what I've done is I've taken a piece of paper,..."
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"...we have the idea of money, right? What is money? Money is alchemy. Because what I've done is I've taken a piece of paper,..."
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"No, no, no. But what I'm saying is like lead in the gold, right? If I add an intermediary step, which is like. Print..."
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"...and this new elite is AI. Okay? So remember that money is alchemy in that it's turning lead into gold. Well guess what guys?..."
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang's central claim: late Inferno is where private vice hardens into social design.
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